"City of New Orleans" consists of two 14-car trains which operate opposite each other daily; each train will normally comprise 6000-hp 3-unit Electro-Motive Diesel locomotive and 14 cars; 6-wheel trucks for railroad built cars of trains are of double-bolster type, with bottom equalizers, elliptic bolster springs and coil equalizer springs. (See also Ry Mech Engr v 121 n 7 July 1947 p 339-41, 352-3; Diesel Progress v 13 n 8 Aug 1947 p 38-9)


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    Title :

    Illinois Central's new train provides fast day service to New Orleans


    Additional title:

    Ry Age


    Published in:

    Railway Age ; 122 , n 19


    Publication date :

    1947


    Size :

    4 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English






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